Inmate at Auburn prison threatened to kill 2 NY state judges
In the letter, McCarty said he planned to kill two judges who presided over the case that led him to be incarcerated, according to prosecutors. McCarty was at Auburn Correctional Facility after being ...
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Albany County man convicted of assault dies in prison
A former Albany County man convicted of assault in 2021 was found dead in a Greene County prison last week. Zechariah Squires ...
North Country prison reopens following dayslong lockdown
The lockdown at Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone officially ended on Tuesday, according to a post from the New York ...
Inside a Rikers Island Kitchen, Dull Knives and Critical Jobs
As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.
Inmate dies at Coxsackie Correctional Facility; cause under investigation
Zechariah Squires, a 34-year-old inmate at Coxsackie Correctional Facility, was pronounced dead at approximately 9:43 PM on February 2, 2025. Squires was serving a seven-year sentence following his ...
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A decade and $600 million later, New York prisons still lack cameras
After footage of the killing of Robert Brooks sparked national outcry, Governor Kathy Hochul promised to fully equip New York prisons with cameras. The project has stalled for years.
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Niagara Falls site proposed for ICE detainees
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-21) announced Monday they sent a letter to newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting the Department of Defense ...